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The Kazi, hearing the yells and the uproar at his door, said to

one of his servants, "See what is the matter"; and the man went

forth and returned and said, "O my master, at the gate there are

more than ten thousand souls what with men and women, and all

crying out, 'Alas for our murdered master!'; and they keep

pointing to our house." When the Kazi heard this, the matter

seemed serious and he waxed wroth; so he rose and opening the

door saw a great crowd of people; whereat he was astounded and

said, "O folk! what is there to do?" "O accursed! O dog! O hog!"

my servants replied; "'Tis thou who hast killed our master!"

Quoth he, "O good folk, and what hath your master done to me that

I should kill him?"- And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and

ceased saying her permitted say.

When it was the Thirty-first Night,

She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the Kazi

said to the servants, "What hath your master done to me that I

should kill him?